]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/six-key-considerations-for-a-successful-post-acquisition-integration/feed/0Venture capital funds in Luxembourghttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/venture-capital-funds-in-luxembourg/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/venture-capital-funds-in-luxembourg/#respondMon, 20 May 2019 12:01:26 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5633Continue Reading]]>Located in the heart of the European Union, Luxembourg is the largest investment fund center in Europe and the second largest in the world after the United States. Luxembourg’s investment funds have a dominant position in Europe both for retail and institutional investors and are also recognized in Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. To keep this position, Luxembourg has constantly updated its legal toolbox to be fully adapted to the business needs of investors and businesses. The Lux legal toolbox facilitates the easy implementation of typical common law structuring, despite being a legal system based on a civil code.

To assist in identifying the optimal structure for fundraising, here is an overview of typical Luxembourg vehicles adapted for venture capital, read more.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/venture-capital-funds-in-luxembourg/feed/0Event: Current Issues in Competitionhttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/event-current-issues-in-competition/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/event-current-issues-in-competition/#respondMon, 20 May 2019 07:59:13 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5628Continue Reading]]>Please join us for a seminar on Current Issues in Competition, which will take place on Monday, June 3, 2019. We will be joined by Léon Korsten, Global Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Antitrust & Competition Group and Head of Dutch Litigation & Regulatory Practice. Niv Zecler, Partner, Yigal Arnon & Co. will discuss ‘Financial Sanctions: Procedural Fairness and Related Issues’.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/event-current-issues-in-competition/feed/0Fifth Avenue will only continue to deterioratehttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/fifth-avenue-will-only-continue-to-deteriorate/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/fifth-avenue-will-only-continue-to-deteriorate/#respondThu, 16 May 2019 12:06:59 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5620Continue Reading]]>Nina Kampler, Founder and President of Kampler Advisory Group, was interviewed by Israeli business newspaper Calcalist while she was in Israel as a speaker at DLA Piper’s Israel Real Estate Summit 2019. In the article entitled “Fifth Avenue will only continue to deteriorate” Nina discusses how millennials consume more services than objects, US shopping malls are emptying and brands are closing down flagship branches in Manhattan.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/fifth-avenue-will-only-continue-to-deteriorate/feed/0Dallas passes ordinance requiring paid sick leave for private sector workers – key facts to knowhttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/dallas-passes-ordinance-requiring-paid-sick-leave-for-private-sector-workers-key-facts-to-know/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/dallas-passes-ordinance-requiring-paid-sick-leave-for-private-sector-workers-key-facts-to-know/#respondWed, 15 May 2019 14:58:43 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5616Continue Reading]]>Continuing the trend of states and localities throughout the US requiring paid sick leave for private sector workers, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance on April 24, 2019, requiring all private employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees who work at least 80 hours a year in the City of Dallas. The ordinance does not apply to independent contractors or unpaid interns.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/dallas-passes-ordinance-requiring-paid-sick-leave-for-private-sector-workers-key-facts-to-know/feed/0Israel Group News May 2019https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/israel-group-news-may-2019/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/israel-group-news-may-2019/#respondWed, 15 May 2019 13:17:31 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5611Continue Reading]]>Welcome to the May 2019 issue of our global newsletter, Israel Group News. DLA Piper’s Israel Group delivers all the benefits of a global law firm through a team of lawyers committed to the Israel market.

Israel Group News aims to keep you informed about current developments, hot topics for your consideration and DLA Piper activities that focus on bringing this dynamic ecosystem to your doorstep. We hope you enjoy.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/israel-group-news-may-2019/feed/0Investment Arbitration Planninghttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/investment-arbitration-planning/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/investment-arbitration-planning/#respondWed, 15 May 2019 13:06:42 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5607Continue Reading]]>On May 13, 2019, our Israel Group co-hosted a breakfast event focused on investment arbitration in collaboration with leading Israeli law firm Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM). We were privileged to be joined by our colleagues Michael Ostrove (Global Co-Chair of the firm’s International Arbitration practice) and Ben Sanderson (Practice Manager of the International Arbitration practice), who provided an overview on how investments can be protected and how Israeli investors can use international law mechanisms to seek redress when an investment turns sour.

]]>https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/investment-arbitration-planning/feed/0Real Estate Gazette: Foreign Investmenthttps://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/real-estate-gazette-foreign-investment/
https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/2019/05/real-estate-gazette-foreign-investment/#respondWed, 08 May 2019 08:00:06 +0000https://www.israelglobalgateway.com/?p=5538Continue Reading]]>This issue is devoted to foreign investment. With a range of subjects covering the benefits of investing in real estate, including opportunities to diversify and the potential for stable and safe returns, possible pitfalls related to the failure to comply with local tax regimes and the lack of awareness around the legal framework governing the purchasing process, this issue has something to appeal to everyone interested in global real estate.

To remain competitive, companies find themselves increasing their efforts to digitally transform their businesses by developing new offerings based on emerging technologies and integrating these technologies into existing product and service offerings.

This is our inaugural monthly bulletin, aiming to help companies identify important and significant legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts and digital assets.

While the use cases for blockchain technology are vast, from copyright protection to voting, most of the current adoption is in the financial services section and the focus of this bulletin will be primarily on the use of blockchain and smart contracts in that sector. With respect to digital assets, we have organized our approach to this topic by discussing it in terms of traditional asset type or function (although the types and functions may overlap), that is, digital assets as: